Delhi Police have made a significant breakthrough by apprehending two individuals involved in a major online investment fraud scheme amounting to around Rs 80 lakh. The fraudsters lured the victim with promises of high returns from stock market investments but failed to deliver on their commitments. Stocks worth Rs 25 lakh have been frozen, and a detailed money trail has been established connecting the accused to multiple beneficiary accounts.
The complainant fell victim to the scam after being enticed with the prospect of lucrative stock market returns through alleged investment schemes. Despite transferring money in multiple transactions based on promises of attractive profits, the victim did not receive the expected returns or the principal amount. The case was registered at Police Station Rajinder Nagar under FIR No. 182/2026, and an investigation team led by Inspector Rajender Singh was formed to delve into the matter.
The police team conducted a thorough financial and technical investigation, scrutinizing bank accounts, transaction records, digital evidence, and mobile data to uncover the fraudulent activities. By monitoring beneficiary accounts closely, investigators successfully tracked the flow of funds and identified the culprits behind the scam. The arrested individuals, Piyush Kumar and Jatin Khajotia, were nabbed based on specific technical inputs and intelligence gathered during the probe.
Piyush Kumar, a resident of Karol Bagh, Delhi, and Jatin Khajotia from Gurugram, Haryana, confessed during interrogation to deceiving the complainant and persuading them to invest in stock market-related schemes with promises of unusually high returns. A portion of the embezzled funds was channeled through various beneficiary accounts and invested in stock market instruments, aiding in establishing the money trail. Efforts are underway to trace additional financial assets associated with the ill-gotten gains, and investigations continue to identify more beneficiaries and recover the remaining funds.
